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Duo Security integrates into F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as a full featured two factor authentication solution and offers inline self-enrollment and an interactive, user-friendly login experience that enables the user to select from a wide...

Node.js is an open source runtime environment for server-side and network based applications. Node.js contains all the components needed to build a functioning website. But, you need to think of Node.js as a big tool box. As with...

iControl REST. It’s iControl SOAP’s baby, brother, introduced back in TMOS version 11.4 as an early access feature but released fully in version 11.5.
Several articles on basic usage have been written on iControl REST (see the resources at the...

If you're presently volunteering to wear the hat of “SSL/TLS Vulnerability Manager”, then you’ve come to the realization that patching one vulnerability often raises others. In wake of revelations about mass surveillance, many of us moved...

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With customers deploying ACI with service insertion, people are constantly asking both design and implementation related questions such as:
When should I use 1 ARM vs 2 ARM topology for services?
Can I use BIG-IP in HA mode?
Can I use/share my existing BIG-IP with ACI?
My services and networking teams are separate, how can I maintain that business separation while using ACI?
How...

An introduction to WebSockets and how to load balance them. WebSockets creates a responsive experience for end-users by creating a bi-directional communication stream versus the one-way HTTP stream. For example, when you’re waiting at the deli counter you need to take a number. An HTTP method of checking your status in line would be to periodically take your number up to the deli counte...

I preview the F5 Agility 2015 conference happening August 4-6 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Agility 2015 will lay the foundation for your business to innovate new paths to success, expand through barriers to growth, and deliver the applications your people need to be successful in their work. ps Related: F5 Agility 2015 F5 Agility 2015 EMEA ...

In my previous article on the history of DevOps, I outlined the following pillars of the DevOps methodology Management Integration Communication and information sharing Collaboration Automation Measurement The Third Pillar The third pillar in the DevOps stack is Communication (and Information Sharing). Back when DevOps was Development and Operations, the two teams were typically...

BIG-IP APM supports Microsoft Windows 10 the same day it is released! Support for Windows 10 in APM will be staggered, with BIG-IP v11.5.3 being the first version of F5 APM to offer support. Support will start via an BIG-IP Engineering HotFix made to customers when they go to https://downloads.f5.com.
BIG-IP Edge Client and Internet Explorer 11 will support client-based and...

Hi folks. Previously in this series, we discussed the networking fundamentals of Virtual Private Clouds (VPC) in Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). Some of the topics we touched on include the impact of the removal of layer 2 access, limits on network elements like the number of interfaces and publicly routable IP addresses, and how to manage routing within your subnets. Today we’ll...

I’d like to welcome you to a new blog about F5® TCP Express™ in BIG-IP® Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM). It will focus on new features and the product’s more subtle behaviors. Today I’ll discuss two improvements introduced in F5® TMOS® 11.6.0 that are meant to work together for small file transfers, or any application where the server sends out small amounts of data over TCP....

Duo Security integrates into F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager as a full featured two factor authentication solution and offers inline self-enrollment and an interactive, user-friendly login experience that enables the user to select from a wide range of authenticators: Duo Push, Duo Mobile, phone callback, SMS passcodes, and even hard tokens. This integration guide was built for BIG-IP Version...